Combination game board and playing disk



July 15, 1952 w. E. BAUMBERGER COMBINATION GANE BOARD ANO PLAYING DISKFiled Feb. 28, 1949 NUM nok sun man o .nu U- IN VEN TOR. WAL TER E. 3,4UM BERGER Lua /TTOQNEK Patented July 15, 1952 f';

, 1 Y This nventon-1-re1atesto irnrrcw@ments in games, and moreparticularly to novel game apparatus which may be manipulated inaccordance .witlri1 the rulesH ofthe" gamev ,to 'provide linterest 'andamusementto `a number of contestants. j v Thepresentinvention embodiesarotatably adjustable disc having "a number' of concentricallyarrangedring'shaped'areas onits upper surface which are4 each"divided'einto vaj'fplurality" 'of areas that are appropriatelymarked"toindicatejpenalties; orrewardsOpenings through the `disc for Lte passage "ofa'spherical' plallng! object are arranged at f'certain'"points where' some ofithe v`marked; areas occur," suchnopenings permitting a player to selectively determine where the playingobject is to be dropped. Positioned beneath the adjustable disc is aninclined board which is adapted to intercept the spherical playingobject when it is dropped through one of the openings in the disc. Theupper surface of the board is provided with a number of spacedprojecting pins and several barriers or pockets which are adapted tointercept the spherical playing object as it rolls downwardly over theinclined board. The barriers or pockets are appropriately marked toindicate whether a contestant is to be rewarded or penalized when hisplaying object enters a pocket.

A complete understanding of the present invention may be obtained from aconsideration of the following detailed description, taken inassociation with the accompanying drawingy wherein: f

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of' game apparatus embodying the principles ofmy invention; and

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral I designates a rectangularinclined playing board mounted within an enclosure which has a bottomside 2, opposed sides 3 and ends 4. Arranged in suitably spacedrelationare a plurality of upwardly projecting pins 5 which Aare secured to theinclined playing board. Secured to and projecting above the playingboard I are several semi-circular barriers 6 forming pockets which arearranged in a certain formation, the said pockets having markings 1,associated therewith which indicate penalties or rewards. Thesemicircular barriers 6 are open from above, thereby making it possiblefor a spherical playing object rolling down the board I to beintercepted by and become lodged in any one of said pockets, dependingupon which of the barriers happens to be in the path taken by saidobject. The pins 5 are 2 Claims. .(Cl...27g2 120) strategicallyI'arranged with respect to the barriers Gandaie 'adapted' "to interceptand deflect`-the 'playing objectas it rolls down theplayi'ngboard I.The-lower end 4 of theenclosure intercepts the playing object in theevent itfails to enter one of the barriers'or pockets 6 on its way downthe board I. Extending upwardly from the' vlower end 4 of the enclosureare several spacedr projections 8 which deiine marked areas orpockets'LB within which the playing object may iinally come to rest.These areas are'also markedlto indicate certain penalties or rewards.

' Theupper end 4 of the enclosure is preferably provided with' asuitable opening which is adapt,- ed' to receive a drawer I0 for holdingthe small pegs, the playing object and any other small devices used inplaying the games. Y

Rotatably supported as by means of a screw or pin I I on a post I2 atthe upper end of the playing board I is a substantially horizontalcircular playing disc or turntable I3 which is divided into a pluralityof concentric ring-shaped areas by circular lines I4. Each of thering-shaped areas is transversely divided by a number of lines I5 into aplurality of plots, areas or divisions I6 which are each suitably markedby different groups of letters and numbers to indicate rewards orpenalties when a contestant in play reaches one of the said plots. Themarkings on the plots I6 may be considered a schedule of game operationsfor indicating the positions and movements of the players. The playingdisc I3 is provided at each plot I6 with a number of small holes I1which are adapted to receive colored pegs I8 used by the Acontestants tomark their advance during the playing of the game.

The playing disc I 3 is provided with a number of holes I9 which arelocated at certain plots I'B, one of said holes being located near theperiphery of the said playing disc and the said holes being of suflcientsize tol permit the passing therethrough of a spherical playing objector device 20. The head of the screw or pin Il is countersunk as at ZIwithin an axial protuberance 22 formed on the playing disc I3, therebyproviding a seat for supporting the playing object 20 in an accessiblelocation when the latter is not being used in play. It is to be notedthat the axial protuberance 22 `may be used as a finger piece toselectively turn the playing disc |3vto a suitably adjusted position topermit a contestant to select a particular area on the inclined board Iupon which to drop the playing object, when in play his peg I8 happensto arrive on a plot I 6 where a holev I9 is located. By providing meansfor the rotative adjustment of Vpositioned at diierent points above thesaid boardv player may select a certain point on the playing y y Ystantially the same in length as the Width of the from one lateral edgethereof to the other.

board on which he wishes the playing device to be f dropped so it willtravel down some certain selecttain of the pins 5 and pockets '6;

In playing the Vgame called Top O Society two dice are used to indicatethe progressive advancement of the contestants from one plot I6 toanother. y Printed paper, simulating moneyis .used bythe vcontestantsinreceiving rewards andV paying penaltiesas indicated bythe markings onthelplots V|15 and on theipockets 6 and 9.-

- :What I claim is: n Y

' playing disc mounted in spaced relation "above the upper portion o`the game board and having anopening near its periphery for the passageof .a .playing .deviceonto the inclined board beneath, the saidrotatable disc being pivoted midway besaid board. edY part of the saidboard, thereby avoiding certween the lateral edges of the board and thesaid Vdisc having a diameter substantially the same in length as thewidth of the board.

2. In game apparatus, a game board of substantially rectangular shape,an upstanding supporting member secured to the upper portion of theboard and arranged substantially midway between the lateral edgesthereof, and a rotatably v adjustable playing discjaxially mounted abovethe board on" the upstandingememberl thesaid disc having a hole adjacentits periphery for the passage'of a playing device onto the game boardbeneath, and the said disc having a diameter sub- `WALTER E. BAUMBERGER.

YRriiuiRENcEs CITED The-following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

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